Siggraph 2012 has released an all-star line-up of production sessions to will be featured as part of its annual Computer Animation Festival, which is open to the public. From blockbusters like Hugo and The Avengers to new upcoming films some of the biggest names in computer graphics will take the stage. Read more on the upcoming show HERE.
Google is planning to unveil new hardware, new software today at Moscone Center West in San Francisco. On tap is the Nexus 7 tablet, Google Play, Google Now and Android 4.1, Jelly Bean. Follow the action and keynotes HERE.
Siggraph Pioneers is again recruiting computer graphics professional who will attend Siggraph to volunteer as a mentor for a high school students. Mentors will spend about 30 minutes a day providing on-site guidance to a high school student who has been selected to receive a full Siggraph conference pass. For more information visit the Siggraph Pioneers LinkedIn page HERE
The month started with Computex in Taipei, which overlapped with E3 in LA, PTC World in Orlando, and the SID display conference in Boston. The following week it was the AMD Fusion Developer’s conference (AFDS) in Bellevue, Washington, and before it was over there was the Dimension 3 conference in Paris and the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San … Read more
JPR latest market study, Stereographic-3DMarket Opportunities is available. While the big screen generates the numbers ($10B in 2011) with just 11,000 screens worldwide, TV displayed 3D on over 23M screens in ’11. Applications range from the entertainment to simulation, visualization, and medical interfaces on various platforms. Read more on our latest market study HERE
Tim Cook is giving his first keynote address this morning as Apple CEO at WWDC. Follow the events and the keynote HERE . The WWDC2012 runs thru June 15th at Moscone Center West and Yerba Buena Gardens
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For a while now I have referred to the mobile phone as the ultimate PC—not a personal computer, a personal companion. If you look around in any public place, what is the thing you most often see—people talking to each other, talking on the phone, or looking at their PC—their personal companion? Our PC has become the pacifier (the English … Read more
Responsible for 39.5% of units shipped in Q4, HP remains in control over the WS market, holding a lead over Dell at 32.4%. HP, the market leader will likely find tougher competition coming not only from Lenovo — currently number three and showing the most quarterly growth — but from a rejuvenated Dell as well. Subscribers can download the Q1’12 … Read more
TIBURON, CA – June 6, 2012 -Those looking for the first quarter of 2012 to provide some undeniable proof that the workstation market was breaking out of its recent holding pattern were disappointed. Alex Herrera, Senior Analyst at Jon Peddie Research, reports that around 918.4 thousand workstations shipped worldwide in the quarter, as the market shrunk further from the peak … Read more
E3 kickoffs off today at the Los Angeles Convention Center, among the questions this year, what is going on with the Wii U, will it save the universe? There will also be an opportunity to check out Microsoft’s SmartGlass. The show is running from June 5th thru June 7th this year. Check out the E3 show floor HERE.
